24.1.2009   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 19/21


Action brought on 2 December 2008 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Hungary

(Case C-530/08)

(2009/C 19/38)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

Applicant(s): Commission of the European Communities (represented by: H. Støvlbaek and B. Béres, acting as Agent(s))

Defendant(s): Republic of Hungary

Form of order sought

Declare that by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to implement Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (1) or, at least, by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Republic of Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive.

order the Republic of Hungary to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for the implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC expired on 20 October 2007.


(1)  OJ 2005 L 255, p. 22.